Alter Ego, an experimental short by Rusch Meyer, a Berlin-based filmmaker, blends gorgeous cinematography with a rich soundscape by Radium Audio. Jördis Richter's performance is both graceful and freakishly reptilian -- a little like Marvel's X-Men character, Mystique. Make sure to watch full screen in HD to appreciate the visual textures of the abandoned building, which Meyer discovered while location scouting.

I could sense the history of the place as I walked around -- so many stories of disease, death, but also of hope and recovery. I started to imagine the different mental states inside a person who might have worked or been a patient here. The idea for the film grew from these thoughts, a journey between the subconscious and the superego!

Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg joined The Atlantic in 2011 to launch its video channel and, in 2013, create its in-house video production department. She leads the development and production of original documentaries, interviews, and other video content for The Atlantic. Previously, she worked as a producer at Al Gore’s Current TV and as a content strategist and documentary producer in San Francisco. She studied filmmaking and digital media at Harvard University.